Deadlines for those hoping to finish up their GED are rapidly approaching before the test changes and progress is lost.

The test for the GED changes roughly every 10 years and a new test will be implemented in January, Suzette Ertel, director of Oldham County Adult and Community Education said.

To brace for those changes, Ertel’s department is holding an “Official Practice Test (OPT) blitz” on Nov. 1 to help potential GED test takers squared away from the last test in December before the new one takes effect.

In an effort to help the community’s most disadvantaged citizens pay heating bills during the winter months, Kentucky Utilities Company announced that – retroactively effective Oct. 1 through March 31, 2014 – it will match $2 for every $1 donated by residential customers to Wintercare, the utility’s primary heating assistance program.

For the six million children with food allergies, haunted houses and spooky costumes aren’t the only scary parts of Halloween. An allergic reaction from sweet treats can be frightening for both kids and their parents alike.

Food allergies are on the rise, and traditional Halloween candy often contains peanuts, tree nuts, dairy, egg and soy. These are all common triggers of a serious reaction known medically as “anaphylaxis.”

A familiar stretch of Highway 146 has been renamed the Oldham County Parkway.

With the agreement of the Kentucky Department of Transportation, the stretch of Highway 146 from the Kentucky State Reformatory to North Camden Lane in Crestwood features the new name, Oldham County Judge Executive David Voegele said.

That stretch now has two new signs noting the change, with the added slogan “share the journey.” The signs cost $2,320, according to a list of the county’s outstanding claims list.